καινός kainos

Greek word for “new” · Strong’s G2537 · used 42 times in 36 verses

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Meaning

καινός, -ή, -όν; of that which is unused or unaccustomed, new in respect to form or quality, fresh, unused, novel: opposite to παλαιός, ἀρχαῖος, 13:52;

How it is translated

Glosses given for kainos in context, with how often each is used:

• new 38
• anew 2
• things new 1
• fresh 1

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 21 (3), Mark 2 (2), Luke 5 (2), Acts 17 (2), Hebrews 8 (2), 1 John 2 (2), Matthew 9 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Matthew 27 (1)

Forms

• καινὸν 9
• καινὴν 9
• καινὴ 6
• καινῆς 3
• καινούς 2
• καινὰ 2
• καινοῦ 2
• καινοὺς 2
• καινήν 2
• καινῷ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kainos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• παλαιός palaios “old” 6
• διαθήκη diathēkē “covenant” 5
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 7
• ἐντολή entolē “commandment” 5
• ἀσκός askos “wineskin” 3
• γράφω graphō “to write” 6
• εἰ ei “if” 7
• νέος neos “new” 3
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 5
• οἶνος oinos “wine” 3
• ἐπίβλημα epiblēma “patch” 2
• γένημα genēma “produce” 2

Key verses

The verses using kainos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 13:52 — Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth…
• Mark 16:17 — And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
• John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
• 2 Corinthians 3:6 — Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
• Ephesians 4:24 — And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
• Hebrews 9:15 — And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first…
• 1 John 2:8 — Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
• Revelation 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a…
• Revelation 3:12 — Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of…
• Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
• Revelation 21:2 — And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.